Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r11.2-1152

Chapter 9. General Libraries

libbytesize-2.7

Introduction to libbytesize

The libbytesize package is a library which facilitates the common operations with sizes in bytes.

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Package Information

libbytesize Dependencies

Required

pcre2-10.42 and Pygments-2.14.0

Recommended

six-1.16.0

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2, pocketlint (python module for one test), and polib (python module for one test)

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libbytesize

Installation of libbytesize

Install libbytesize by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

If you have the optional python modules installed, the regression tests can be run with: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: bscalc
Installed Library: libbytesize.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/bytesize and /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/bytesize

Short Descriptions

bscalc

converts from a larger unit, such as MB or TB, back to a value in bytes

libbytesize.so

contains functions used to handle common read/write operations with sizes in bytes